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25P Eliminator Bushing Field Installation Manual
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25 SERIES OPENERS
General Information
These instructions explain how to install an eliminator
bushing update kit. Order and install either narrow or
wide bushings to match with the type (narrow or wide)
opener arm on the implement. It takes two of the same
kit to update one opener:
Kit Kit Description
498-254V 25P Narrow Bushing Installation Kit
498-256V 25P Wide Bushing Installation Kit
Tools Required
• basic hand tools
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Work Location
Move the implement to a flat location for installation.
Sharp Object Hazard:
Be careful working near opener discs. Disc edges may be
sharp.
Notations and Conventions
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Call-Outs
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Two-digit callouts in the range 11 to 14 reference new parts from the list on page 6.
“Left” and “Right” are facing in the
direction of machine travel. An orienta-
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shows the directions of Left, Right,
Front, Back, Up, Down.
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25P Bushing Installation Kit
Wide (top), Narrow (bottom)
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Remove Old Bushing and Seals
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1. Remove pivot bolt . Save to reuse.
2. Remove hex adjuster . Save to reuse.
3. Loosen nut , remove hex-head bolt . Save both
to reuse.
4. Slide arm off.
5. Remove inner bushing from bushing pack.
Clean up bushing . Save to reuse.
6. Discard two old seals and old outer bushing .
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Figure 2
Remove Current Bushing
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